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read between the lines
To pay attention to what is implied in writing or in speech.
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Idioms and Phrases
Perceive or detect a hidden meaning, as in They say that everything's fine, but reading between the lines I suspect they have some marital problems. This term comes from cryptography, where in one code reading every second line of a message gives a different meaning from that of the entire text. [Mid-1800s]
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"I have to read between the lines when they tell me about what's going on."
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The tone and length of the announcements has varied, sometimes leaving Pope-watchers to attempt to read between the lines.
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Listen to Rams officials enough and you learn to read between the lines, and in that space there is always the possibility of shock.
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The challenge remains: Are we paying attention and reading between the lines?
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Donald Trump is sticking his index, middle and ring finger up to the camera to the citizens of the world and telling us all to “read between the lines.”
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